Confronting the fear of telling people you don't drink anymore...
Any tips? Most of my good friends drink. Some of them I have known almost my entire life and we don't only share drinking together, we do other things together. I can just imagine myself meeting with a friend, we go out to eat at a restaurant...he orders a beer and I order a water...it just seems like an awkward and uncomfortable situation. Do you think it is better to tell them before we do something..."Oh and by the way, I quit drinking."? Or should I wait until he orders a beer and then I order a water and he seems confused and I tell him I don't drink anymore.
Do you understand what I am getting at? I may just be over analyzing these situations and my friends really don't care that I don't drink anymore and that they would strongly support my desire to quit. Any thoughts?